X1900 Xtx

Great Video Card, I'm very pleased with its performance but i would like to know,
-how much can i OC with stock fans?
-What would you recommend for better cooling?
-what tools are very good for overclocking THIS video card?

Thanks for the advise, This is my computer specs! (feel free to post ways to overclock other components)

I'm not sure about that card but some cards come with very good stock fans and also you won't cook your card because it has a thermal throttling temperature... i.e. it slows down the clock speeds automatically if it gets too hot.

i was told that i should install a Zalman VGA Cooler but will this fan be better than the stock fan that the video card came with please help i don't want to cook my new video card!

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If you're going to replace the stock fan on that card, do it with an Arctic Cooling double stack cooler(one that pushes air out the rear of your pc). Much better than pushing the warm air back into circulation in the case.

I am going to advise agianst Overclocking video cards. I have had teo go up on me, each with a slight overclock. The PCB board actually scorched and the cards both went dead. I ran stress tests, etc. and neither showed any problems.

The performance gained IMO is not worth the risk, espcially to a nice new card like that.